Hannah Marie VAUGHAN (CAN)
Canada
Age:
36 years
Federation:
CANOE KAYAK CANADA
Biography
General Interest
Nicknames
Darth Vaughan [because her swimming teammates at university thought she was so competitive]. (olympic.ca, 2014)
Hobbies
Cooking, reading, hiking, spending time with her cats. (hannahvaughan.ca, 20 Apr 2014)
Other sports
She competed for the varsity swim team at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, Canada. (olympic.ca, 2014)
Famous relatives
Her mother competed in canoe sprint for Canada. Her younger brother Paddy has competed in canoe sprint at national level. (canadianathletesnow.ca, 20 Nov 2015; olympic.ca, 2014)
Other information
AMBASSADOR
She is an ambassador for the Fast and Female charity. (Twitter profile, 08 Apr 2016)
TIME AWAY FROM CANOE
In 2008 she took a three-year break from canoe sprint and began representing the varsity swim team at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, Canada. (olympic.ca, 2014)
She is an ambassador for the Fast and Female charity. (Twitter profile, 08 Apr 2016)
TIME AWAY FROM CANOE
In 2008 she took a three-year break from canoe sprint and began representing the varsity swim team at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, Canada. (olympic.ca, 2014)
International Debut
Year
2010
Competing for
Canada
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport?
She began paddling at age four at the Banook Canoe Club in Dartmouth, NS, Canada.
Why this sport?
Her mother was a kayak competitor. "My mother raced for Canada when she was younger, competing in K4 at North Americans, so it was pretty much a given that I would end up paddling."
Club / Team
Banook Canoe Club: Dartmouth, NS, CAN
Name of coach
Jan Kruk [club, national]; Mark Granger [national]
Further Personal Information
Date of birth
21 June 1988
Height
169 cm
Weight
74 kg
Residence
Dartmouth, NS, CAN
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
English
Higher education
History, Political Science - Dalhousie University: Halifax, NS, CAN
